2026 NFL rookie stats and leaders

Compare rookie production in passing, rushing, receiving, defense and special teams. These are recorded regular-season totals, with equal values sharing a rank.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)

177 rookies with recorded statistics. Partial coverage; rankings compare only the listed players.

Statistics updated Oct 11, 2026, 9:15 pm EDT.

177 players in the tables below. Select a column heading to rank by that total. Team references identify the listed team; player totals are not split by club.

Rookie passing stats

5 players

Compare passing yards, attempts and touchdowns. Passing interceptions are interceptions thrown.

Jalon Daniels leads among the matching rookies with 337 passing yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by passing yards
Rank	Player	Pass Yds	Team	Pos	Att	Cmp	TD	INT
1	Jalon Daniels	337	TB	QB	55	38	2	3
2	Athan Kaliakmanis	186	WAS	QB	33	15	1	1
3	Jack Strand	59	ATL	QB	15	8	0	1
4	Fernando Mendoza	48	LV	QB	8	6	0	0
5	Antonio Williams	0	WAS	WR	1	0	0	0

Rookie rushing stats

25 players

Rushing totals include quarterback carries. Fumbles are recorded fumbles, not necessarily turnovers lost.

Jeremiyah Love leads among the matching rookies with 245 rushing yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by rushing yards
Rank	Player	Rush Yds	Team	Pos	Att	TD	Fum
1	Jeremiyah Love	245	ARI	RB	67	1	0
2	Kaelon Black	136	SF	RB	37	0	0
3	Mike Washington Jr.	125	LV	RB	25	1	0
4	Jadarian Price	119	SEA	RB	28	0	2
5	Jalon Daniels	87	TB	QB	16	0	0
6	Seth McGowan	61	IND	RB	17	0	0
7	Emmett Johnson	56	KC	RB	16	0	0
8	CJ Donaldson	42	NO	RB	11	0	0
9	Kaytron Allen	41	WAS	RB	12	0	0
10	Jonah Coleman	39	DEN	RB	10	1	0
11	Chris Bell	26	MIA	WR	1	0	0
12	Athan Kaliakmanis	16	WAS	QB	3	0	0
12	Jack Strand	16	ATL	QB	2	0	0
14	Deion Burks	14	IND	WR	2	0	0
15	Demond Claiborne	13	MIN	RB	6	0	0
16	Nicholas Singleton	12	TEN	RB	7	0	0
17	Zavion Thomas	11	CHI	WR	1	0	0
18	Dohnte Meyers	10	CIN	WR	1	0	0
19	KC Concepcion	9	CLE	WR	4	0	0
20	Germie Bernard	4	PIT	WR	1	0	0
21	Fernando Mendoza	3	LV	QB	1	0	0
21	Kenyon Sadiq	3	NYJ	TE	1	1	0
23	Barion Brown	-2	NO	WR	2	0	0
24	Makai Lemon	-5	PHI	WR	1	0	0
25	Malik Benson	-8	LV	WR	1	0	0

Rookie receiving stats

46 players

Targets count intended passes, whether caught or incomplete. Compare targets with receptions and receiving yards.

Carnell Tate leads among the matching rookies with 23 receptions.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by receptions
Rank	Player	Rec	Team	Pos	Rec Yds	Tgts	TD	Fum
1	Carnell Tate	23	TEN	WR	274	37	0	2
2	KC Concepcion	18	CLE	WR	149	29	0	1
3	Denzel Boston	16	CLE	WR	330	29	3	0
4	Antonio Williams	15	WAS	WR	155	22	1	0
4	Makai Lemon	15	PHI	WR	108	22	0	0
6	Kenyon Sadiq	14	NYJ	TE	146	21	1	1
7	Dohnte Meyers	13	CIN	WR	141	18	0	0
7	Germie Bernard	13	PIT	WR	140	20	0	0
9	Jeremiyah Love	11	ARI	RB	36	14	1	0
10	Malachi Fields	10	NYG	WR	146	17	1	0
11	Eli Raridon	8	NE	TE	101	9	1	0
11	Josh Cameron	8	JAX	WR	117	12	2	0
11	Ted Hurst III	8	TB	WR	128	16	1	0
14	Caleb Douglas	7	MIA	WR	113	10	0	0
15	Bryce Lance	5	NO	WR	57	16	0	0
15	Chris Bell	5	MIA	WR	92	15	0	0
15	Emmett Johnson	5	KC	RB	74	5	0	0
15	Kevin Coleman Jr.	5	MIA	WR	36	17	1	0
15	Matthew Hibner	5	BAL	TE	70	5	1	0
15	Zachariah Branch	5	ATL	WR	31	6	0	0
21	CJ Donaldson	4	NO	RB	10	5	0	0
21	Jadarian Price	4	SEA	RB	21	7	0	0
21	Nate Boerkircher	4	JAX	TE	44	6	0	0
24	J. Michael Sturdivant	3	GB	WR	22	4	0	0
24	Jonah Coleman	3	DEN	RB	19	3	0	0
24	Sam Roush	3	CHI	TE	33	5	0	0
24	Seth McGowan	3	IND	RB	10	4	0	0
24	Will Kacmarek	3	MIA	TE	24	6	0	0
29	Colbie Young	2	CIN	WR	9	2	0	0
29	Demond Claiborne	2	MIN	RB	8	2	0	0
29	Malik Benson	2	LV	WR	12	8	0	0
29	Mike Washington Jr.	2	LV	RB	4	4	0	0
29	Reggie Virgil	2	ARI	WR	29	5	0	0
29	Zavion Thomas	2	CHI	WR	12	2	0	0
35	Brenen Thompson	1	LAC	WR	13	3	0	1
35	DJ Herman	1	MIA	RB	18	3	0	1
35	Deion Burks	1	IND	WR	6	4	0	0
35	Elijah Sarratt	1	BAL	WR	13	2	0	0
35	Ja'Kobi Lane	1	BAL	WR	11	3	0	0
35	Josh Cuevas	1	BAL	TE	14	1	0	0
35	Kaelon Black	1	SF	RB	5	2	0	0
35	Marlin Klein	1	HOU	TE	16	1	0	0
35	Omar Cooper Jr.	1	NYJ	WR	30	1	0	0
35	Oscar Delp	1	NO	TE	8	1	0	0
45	Cyrus Allen	0	KC	WR	0	2	0	0
45	Lewis Bond	0	HOU	WR	0	1	0	0

Rookie defense stats

132 players

Tackles combine solo tackles, tackles with help and tackle assists. Defensive sacks can include half sacks; interceptions are takeaways.

Jacob Rodriguez leads among the matching rookies with 57 tackles.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by tackles
Rank	Player	Tackles	Team	Pos	Solo	Help	Ast	Sacks	INT	FF
1	Jacob Rodriguez	57	MIA	LB	24	1	32	0.0	1	0
2	Anthony Hill Jr.	47	TEN	LB	18	0	29	0.0	0	0
3	Arvell Reese	43	NYG	LB	29	1	13	1.0	1	0
4	Josiah Trotter	40	TB	LB	21	1	18	1.0	1	0
5	Dillon Thieneman	37	CHI	SAF	19	1	17	0.0	1	0
6	Sonny Styles	33	WAS	LB	13	2	18	1.0	1	1
7	Caleb Downs	31	DAL	SAF	20	0	11	1.0	0	2
7	Chris Johnson	31	MIA	CB	14	1	16	0.0	0	1
9	Michael Taaffe	30	MIA	SAF	14	0	16	0.0	1	1
10	Jaishawn Barham	28	DAL	LB	14	0	14	0.0	0	1
11	David Bailey	26	NYJ	LB	18	0	8	5.0	0	2
12	Keionte Scott	24	TB	CB	23	0	1	0.0	0	0
13	Akheem Mesidor	22	LAC	LB	9	1	12	2.5	0	1
14	A.J. Haulcy	21	IND	SAF	12	0	9	0.0	0	0
14	Brandon Cisse	21	GB	CB	16	0	5	1.5	0	0
14	Bryce Boettcher	21	IND	LB	7	0	14	0.0	0	0
17	Mansoor Delane	20	KC	CB	14	0	6	0.0	1	0
18	Hezekiah Masses	19	LV	CB	12	0	7	0.0	3	0
19	Davison Igbinosun	18	BUF	CB	11	0	7	0.0	0	0
19	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	18	CLE	SAF	7	0	11	0.0	0	0
19	Will Lee III	18	CAR	CB	11	0	7	0.0	0	0
22	Jaden Dugger	17	SF	LB	10	0	7	1.0	0	0
22	Malik Muhammad	17	CHI	CB	11	0	6	1.0	1	0
22	Treydan Stukes	17	LV	SAF	11	0	6	0.0	1	0
25	Gabe Jacas	16	NE	LB	8	0	8	1.5	1	0
25	Harold Perkins Jr.	16	ATL	LB	10	0	6	0.5	0	0
25	Robert Spears-Jennings	16	PIT	SAF	11	0	5	0.0	1	0
28	Gracen Halton	14	SF	DT	8	0	6	1.0	0	1
28	Kendal Daniels	14	ATL	LB	8	1	5	0.0	0	0
28	Zakee Wheatley	14	CAR	SAF	11	0	3	0.0	0	1
31	Dani Dennis-Sutton	13	GB	LB	5	0	8	1.5	0	0
31	Genesis Smith	13	LAC	SAF	7	0	6	0.0	2	0
33	Darrell Jackson Jr.	12	NYJ	DT	6	0	6	1.0	0	0
33	Malachi Lawrence	12	DAL	LB	6	0	6	1.0	0	0
35	Daylen Everette	11	PIT	CB	10	0	1	0.0	0	0
35	Lee Hunter	11	CAR	DT	5	0	6	0.0	0	0
35	Tacario Davis	11	CIN	CB	9	0	2	0.0	0	0
38	Aaron Hall	10	CAR	DT	3	0	7	0.0	0	0
38	Caden Curry	10	IND	DE	5	0	5	0.0	0	0
38	Caleb Banks	10	MIN	DT	4	0	6	0.0	0	0
38	Colton Hood	10	NYG	CB	7	0	3	0.0	0	0
42	Chandler Rivers	9	BAL	CB	8	0	1	0.0	0	0
42	Kaleb Elarms-Orr	9	BUF	LB	2	0	7	0.0	0	0
42	Peter Woods	9	KC	DT	2	0	7	0.0	0	0
45	Erick Hunter	8	NE	LB	4	0	4	0.0	0	0
45	Keith Abney II	8	DET	CB	7	0	1	0.0	1	0
45	Skyler Gill-Howard	8	DET	DT	1	0	7	1.0	0	0
45	TJ Parker	8	BUF	LB	3	0	5	0.5	0	1
45	Zion Young	8	BAL	LB	3	0	5	0.0	0	0
50	Eric O'Neill	7	DET	DE	5	0	2	0.0	0	0
50	Jake Golday	7	MIN	LB	5	0	2	0.0	0	1
50	Joshua Josephs	7	WAS	LB	3	0	4	0.0	0	0
50	Keldric Faulk	7	TEN	DE	3	0	4	1.0	0	0
50	LT Overton	7	DAL	DT	3	0	4	0.0	0	0
50	Namdi Obiazor	7	NE	LB	5	0	2	0.0	0	0
50	Nick Barrett	7	LAC	DT	5	0	2	0.5	0	0
50	Wydett Williams Jr.	7	ARI	SAF	4	0	3	0.0	0	0
58	Kamari Ramsey	6	HOU	SAF	3	0	3	0.0	0	0
58	Karson Sharar	6	ARI	LB	4	0	2	0.0	0	0
58	Sabastian Harsh	6	HOU	DE	3	0	3	0.5	0	0
58	Xavier Nwankpa	6	KC	SAF	3	1	2	0.0	1	0
62	Chris McClellan	5	GB	DT	1	0	4	0.0	0	0
62	Jacob Thomas	5	MIN	SAF	2	0	3	0.0	0	0
62	Jimmy Rolder	5	DET	LB	4	0	1	0.0	0	0
62	Josh Cameron	5	JAX	WR	3	0	2	0.0	0	0
62	Rodney McGraw	5	MIA	DE	1	0	4	0.0	0	0
62	Rodney Shelley	5	LAC	DB	5	0	0	0.0	0	0
68	Avery Smith	4	SEA	CB	2	0	2	0.0	0	0
68	Bauer Sharp	4	TB	TE	4	0	0	0.0	0	0
68	CJ Allen	4	IND	LB	1	0	3	0.0	0	0
68	Cashius Howell	4	CIN	DE	1	0	3	0.0	0	0
68	Domonique Orange	4	MIN	DT	2	0	2	0.0	0	0
68	James Thompson Jr.	4	SF	DT	1	0	3	0.0	0	0
68	R Mason Thomas	4	KC	DE	1	0	3	1.0	0	0
68	Skyler Thomas	4	CHI	SAF	1	0	3	0.0	0	0
68	Wade Woodaz	4	HOU	LB	2	0	2	0.0	0	0
68	Wesley Bailey	4	LAR	LB	3	0	1	1.0	0	0
78	Avieon Terrell	3	ATL	CB	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
78	CJ Donaldson	3	NO	RB	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
78	D'Angelo Ponds	3	NYJ	CB	1	0	2	0.0	0	0
78	Gabe Rubio	3	PIT	DE	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
78	J. Michael Sturdivant	3	GB	WR	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
78	Jackson Kuwatch	3	CAR	LB	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
78	Jermod McCoy	3	LV	CB	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
78	Kapena Gushiken	3	IND	CB	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
78	Quintayvious Hutchins	3	NE	LB	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
78	Riley Nowakowski	3	PIT	FB	1	0	2	0.0	0	0
78	Romello Height	3	SF	DE	3	0	0	1.0	0	0
78	Rueben Bain Jr.	3	TB	LB	1	0	2	0.0	0	0
78	Sam Roush	3	CHI	TE	3	0	0	0.0	0	0
91	Albert Regis	2	JAX	DT	0	0	2	0.0	0	0
91	Deion Burks	2	IND	WR	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
91	Derrick Moore	2	DET	DE	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
91	Emmett Johnson	2	KC	RB	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
91	Ethan Burke	2	BAL	LB	1	0	1	1.0	0	0
91	George Gumbs Jr.	2	IND	DE	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
91	Julian Neal	2	SEA	CB	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
91	Kayden McDonald	2	HOU	DT	0	0	2	0.0	0	0
91	Makai Lemon	2	PHI	WR	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
91	Malachi Fields	2	NYG	WR	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
91	Maximus Pulley	2	LAR	SAF	0	0	2	0.0	0	0
91	Oscar Delp	2	NO	TE	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
91	Sean Fresch	2	DEN	DB	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
91	Tahj Chambers	2	IND	LB	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
91	Ted Hurst III	2	TB	WR	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Aiden Fisher	1	HOU	LB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Beau Gardner	1	CHI	LS	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Ben Mann	1	NYG	LS	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Bryan Thomas Jr.	1	JAX	DE	0	0	1	0.5	0	0
106	Bryson Eason	1	KC	DT	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Caleb Douglas	1	MIA	WR	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Carsen Ryan	1	CLE	TE	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Channing Canada	1	NE	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Christen Miller	1	NO	DT	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Dean Connors	1	LAR	RB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Denzel Boston	1	CLE	WR	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Jack Kelly	1	NYG	LB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Jaden Keller	1	NYJ	LB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Jadon Canady	1	KC	CB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Jalon Daniels	1	TB	QB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Jordan van den Berg	1	CHI	DT	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Josh Cuevas	1	BAL	TE	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Justin Jefferson	1	CLE	LB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Kani Walker	1	BUF	DB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Karon Prunty	1	NE	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Kenneth Harris	1	IND	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Kevin Coleman Jr.	1	MIA	WR	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	1	NO	SAF	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Max Bredeson	1	MIN	RB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Seydou Traore	1	MIA	TE	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
106	Will Kacmarek	1	MIA	TE	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
106	Zavion Thomas	1	CHI	WR	1	0	0	0.0	0	0

Rookie kicking stats

3 players

Field goals and extra points are separate totals. These tables rank recorded counts without a minimum-attempt qualification.

Dominic Zvada leads among the matching rookies with 11 field goals made.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by field goals made
Rank	Player	FGM	Team	Pos	FGA	XPM	XPA
1	Dominic Zvada	11	NYG	K	14	8	8
2	Drew Stevens	9	WAS	K	11	8	11
3	Trey Smack	7	GB	K	10	9	11

Rookie punting stats

3 players

Punting yardage is a recorded total. Punt counts exclude separately listed blocked punts.

Ryan Eckley leads among the matching rookies with 697 punting yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by punting yards
Rank	Player	Punt Yds	Team	Pos	Punts
1	Ryan Eckley	697	BAL	P	15
2	Brett Thorson	589	MIN	P	13
3	Tommy Doman Jr.	437	BUF	P	9

Rookie punt returns stats

9 players

Punt-return yards and return counts are separate from kickoff returns. Missing returns do not establish that a player was inactive.

Zachariah Branch leads among the matching rookies with 83 punt return yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by punt return yards
Rank	Player	PR Yds	Team	Pos	Ret
1	Zachariah Branch	83	ATL	WR	6
2	Kaden Wetjen	69	PIT	WR	8
3	Malik Benson	68	LV	WR	5
4	Dohnte Meyers	41	CIN	WR	7
5	Kolbe Katsis	39	DEN	WR	3
6	Barion Brown	36	NO	WR	7
7	KC Concepcion	21	CLE	WR	4
8	Denzel Boston	13	CLE	WR	1
9	Antonio Williams	2	WAS	WR	1

Rookie kickoff returns stats

14 players

Kickoff-return totals include recorded returns only, not touchbacks or a projection of future opportunities.

Dohnte Meyers leads among the matching rookies with 435 kickoff return yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by kickoff return yards
Rank	Player	KR Yds	Team	Pos	Ret
1	Dohnte Meyers	435	CIN	WR	16
2	Kaden Wetjen	427	PIT	WR	19
3	Seth McGowan	408	IND	RB	14
4	Zavion Thomas	362	CHI	WR	14
5	Barion Brown	326	NO	WR	13
6	Josh Cameron	199	JAX	WR	8
7	Zachariah Branch	117	ATL	WR	5
8	Emmett Johnson	114	KC	RB	4
9	Kolbe Katsis	107	DEN	WR	4
10	Kevin Coleman Jr.	87	MIA	WR	3
11	Eli Heidenreich	73	PIT	RB	3
12	Sean Fresch	67	DEN	DB	3
13	Jonah Coleman	27	DEN	RB	1
14	Dean Connors	23	LAR	RB	1

Who is included, and what do these numbers mean?

A player is included when the recorded rookie year is 2026 and recorded prior experience is zero, consistently across the available roster weeks. Draft selection alone does not establish rookie status. Missing or conflicting classifications are withheld.

The roster observations identify 660 rookies across weeks 1–5. Of these, 177 have supported statistics and 483 have no supported statistical row in this edition. These counts are not active-roster sizes or games played.

Classification updated Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 am EDT. Statistical totals have the separate update time shown at the top of this page.

Each table includes only players with a recorded value for its ranked statistic. A recorded zero remains zero; a dash means that statistic is unavailable. An absent row does not prove a player was inactive. Totals cover the stated weeks, exclude preseason and playoff games, and are not projections or per-game averages.

Player totals may span teams; a team filter uses the listed team reference and does not produce team-only splits. Roster references can differ from the team that recorded a statistic. Position labels are recorded positions, not a new eligibility decision.

Att means attempts, Cmp completions, Yds yards, TD touchdowns, Tgts targets, Rec receptions, INT interceptions and FF forced fumbles. FGM/FGA mean field goals made/attempted; XPM/XPA mean extra points made/attempted. Equal totals share a rank, so the next rank can skip a number.

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